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Loading... The Garden of Abdul Gasaziby Chris Van Allsburg
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book is about a boy who is keeping a dog for a friend. He thinks he lost the dog in the garden of a magician. The magician tells him that he turned the dog into a duck. The boy has to return to his friends without the dog.  vabrazzolotto | Oct 26, 2009 |  Alan was watching his neighbors dog one day when he took Fritz on a walk and Fritz ran away from him. Alan came to a magicians house and asked for Fritz. The magician took him to the back yard and told him that he turned Fritz into a duck. Alan chased the duck but it flew away. He went back to tell Mrs. Hester that he lost Fritz and as he showed up sad, he noticed that Fritz was there with Mrs. Hester. She told Alan that the magician played a trick on Alan. jbbarclay | Oct 26, 2009 | This book had no color so it was boring looking. However, the book did have a good story and a good lesson to it. Children love magic so it would be an excited read for them and the teacher could also tell them to be careful who they play tricks on. amcannova | Oct 21, 2009 | An excellent book for more experienced readers. It is a story of a little boy thats scared that he lost his friend's dog in a garden that belongs to a magician. He thinks the dog is turned into a duck and sadly returns to his friend's house without the dog. This story will show the difference between magic and mean jokes. mmburks | Sep 10, 2009 | This book tells of the adventrue of a young boy who has lost an unruly dog left in his care. He meets a magician who claims to have turned his dog into a duck! This fantasy/adventrue will captivate children with mysterious illustrations and an intresting story line. ruthe002 | Sep 2, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 039527804X, Hardcover)Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place -- where strange topiary trees loomed -- the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique picture book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both the real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long after they have left the enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:35:08 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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